CME Group Daily Commodity Market Videos
The CME Group's educational department creates futures and options trading videos featuring various futures markets, trading strategies, and even commodity options ideas.
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10-Year Treasury yield hits 16-year high at 5.04%.
Discuss the 10-Year Treasury yield reaching 5.04%, its highest level since July 2007, as rising crude oil prices and inflation expectations push yields higher. Highlight the corresponding rise in the CME Group CVOL index ahead of the FOMC rate decision. Touch on upcoming economic data, including retail sales and housing reports, preceding the Fed Chair's press conference. -
Euro FX futures fall nearly 1% since ECB meeting.
Discuss the recent drop in Euro FX futures, falling nearly 1% since the day before last week's ECB meeting to close at 1.1540. Highlight the slight pullback in the CME CVOL index for the euro following yesterday's spike, as markets await tomorrow's FOMC rate decision. Note the increase in speculative net short positions leading into the recent decline. -
Equity futures fall as 10-Year yield hits 16-year high.
Discuss surging Treasury yields and crude oil prices pressuring equity futures as the 10-Year Treasury yield reached 5.041%, its highest level since 2007. Cover market expectations ahead of the FOMC rate decision, with CME Group's CME FedWatch Tool pricing in a 92% probability of a rate hike. Highlight heavy put option activity in E-mini S&P 500 futures and E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures, along with Bitcoin trading down toward $75,000 as Micro Bitcoin futures volume exceeded 65,000 contracts. Mention the upcoming September 28 launch of CME NHL Index futures. -
Grain futures rebound as crop progress and export data impress.
Grain futures posted gains across the board on Tuesday following solid crop progress and export data. December Corn futures rose 2.5 cents to 535'6 as good-to-excellent conditions unexpectedly improved to 57%. November Soybean futures rallied nearly 25 cents off their morning lows to close at 1318'6 after weekly export inspections exceeded estimates at 673,000 metric tons. December Wheat futures also climbed 6.5 cents to 728'4 as the spring harvest reached 93% complete. -
Live Cattle futures pull back from Monday gains.
December Live Cattle futures gave back Monday's gains to close $1.80 lower at $223.35 amid mixed wholesale boxed beef reports and daily slaughter of 106,000 head. October Feeder Cattle futures fell $4.00 to close at $333.80. December Lean Hog futures dropped $1.60 to a new contract closing low of $69.65, sending the Relative Strength Index into oversold territory as fund short positions remain near record levels.
